Garage-door fastener



Sept. 28 1926.

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H. A. ROSE GARAGE DOOR FASTENER Filed Feb. 19, 1924' 2 Sheets-Sheet 2parts which will now be set forth.

Patented Sept; 28, 1926.

oru'rso STAT PATENT GFFICE.

HENRY A. nosn, or PUEBLO, COLORADO.

I GARAGE-DOCK FASTENER.

I Application filed February 19, 1924. Serial No. 693,850.

a fastener which will secure the doors at the top, bottom and otherpoints as desired, and which will hold both doors firmly closed withrespect to each other and to the door casing or frame.

A further object resides in constructing a device of this character insuch a manner that it can be used upon doors of different sizes, andthat the fitting and mounting .of the parts can be varied to suitdifferent requirements. I o

Another object is to provide for positive looking or for positivelysecuring the fastener means from either the inner or outer side of thedoors. i

With the above and other objects in view, which will be apparent tothose skilled in the art, my invention includes certain novel featuresof construction and combination of In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in' elevation showing the outer side of a pair ofdoors having my improved fastener applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a similar view taken from the inner side of the doors.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on line 33 of Fig. 1, showing thedoors closed.

Fig. A is a similar sectional view showing the doors slightly opened.

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view on line 55 of Fig. V

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5, with the doors in the position shownin Fig.4;

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary detail view. I

The doors A and B are hinged at their sides to the casing C, and theseparts are of any standard. form and construction. The

hinges 1 can be of any type, and while the casing C may have a stophead, or may be rabbeted to receive the doors, this is not entirelyessential.

Stop members 2 and S are provided to be mounted'centrally on the silland head of the casing C and these stop members, which may be made ofangle iron or other suitable material have stop portions to receive andmaintain alignment of the two doors, when the same are closed."

Aligning plates 1 and 5 are carried by the door B, Which-will be thefirst to be closed,

to fit against theinner side of the door A intermediate the floor andtop stops 2 and 3.

The door A has bearings 6 and 7 secured on its inner side adjacent thetop and bottom. of the swinging edge, and locking bar 8 is journaled inthese bearings 6 and 7, to extend substantially parallel with the edgeof the door. The locking bar 8 has its extremities bent angularly toprovide locking.

extensions 9 and 10, and these extensions are swung radially as the bar8 is rocked or revolved.

The floor and top stops 2 and 3 have the spring-pressed clamping members11 and 12 mounted thereon for slight movement, the ends 13 of theseclamping members being extended to overlap the door A, and the mainportions of both clamping members being adjacent the closing edge of thedoor B. Coil springs 14: are provided to normally resiliently force theclamping members 11 and 12 away from the stop portions of the stops 2and 3 to the full extent permitted by headed pins 15.

A handle l6,"in the form of a hasp, is mounted on the locking bar 8, tobe accessible from the inside of the building having.

the doors fitted thereon, and when the doors are closed and this handleis moved to the position shown in Fig. 8, the locking ends 9 and 10 ofbar 8 bear against the'extending ends 13 of clamping members 11 and 12,and door A is forced against aligning plates 4 and 5 and at the sametime both doors are clamped against the stop portions of stops It isdesirable that means be provided on the outer side of the door A foroperating and securing the locking means, and with this in view, Iprovide an arm 18 on the locking bar 8, which arm is preferably disposedat an angle with respect to the hasp arm 16. A swivel.19 is mounted onthe end of arm 18, and a rod 20 adjustably connected with the swivelextends through an opening 21 in the door A. A hasp handle 22 is givenswinging mounting in a bearing 28 on the outer side of the door A, andthe free end ofrod 20 is pivotally connected with. the hasp handle at22, at the point 2 1. The arrangement of these parts is such that as thehasp handle 22 is swung against the outer side of the door A, pressureis exerted through rod to swing arm 18 and consequently revolve lockingbar 8 to bring the locking ends 9 and 10 against the extending ends 13of the clamping members 11 and 12. A staple or'pertorated lug isprovided to receive the hasp handle 22, and a padlock 26, or othersuitable fastening, can be used to secure the door fastener from theouter side.

W hile I have illustrated the locking bar as being substantiallycontinuous and of a fixed length, the main portion of this bar might bein the to *m of a tubular member 27, as shown in Fig. 7. 'I he lockingends 9 and 10 would then be constructed with the stems 28 extendingtelescopically into the ends of the tubular member 27 and held inadjusted positions by clamp screws 29. l Vith this con struction andarrangement, the locking bar structure can be extended orshortened toaccommodate the fastcner to doors of different heights.

Changes and variations can be made in the form, arrangement, andmounting of the parts of my invention, to accommodate the structure todiiterent sizes and types of doors without departing from the spirit andscope of this invention.

I claim:

1.. A door fastener for use with a pair of swinging doors comprising astop member carried by a fixed portion of the casing at a point to havethe doors closed thereagainst, a spring pressed clamping member carriedby said stop, aligning plates carried by one door, and locking meanscarried by the remaining door to be moved to a position to bear againstthe spring-pressed clamping member.

2. A door fastener for use with a pair of swinging doors, comprisingfloor and top stops against which the doors close, spring pressedclamping members carried by said stops, aligning plates carried by onedoor, a locking bar revolubly mounted on the remaining door and providedwith extending ends to be rocked to bear against the clamping members,and means to revolve said locking bar.

3. A door fastener for use with a pair of swinging doors, comprisingfloor and top stops against which the doors close, spring pressedclamping members carried by said stops, aligning means carried by onedoor, a locking bar revolubly mounted on the inner side of the remainingdoor and provided with extending ends to be swung to bear against theclamping members, an operating arm on the locking bar, a rod connectedwith said operating arm extending through said door, and ahasp handle onthe outer side of the door connected with said rod.

4:. A door. fastener for use with a pair of swinging doors, comprisingfloor and top steps against which the doors close Etttllell swingingedges, spring-pressed V clamping members carried by said stops, aligningmeans carried by one door and by which the swinging ed es of the doorsare aligned, bearin s mounted adjacent the swinging edge or theremaining door, an extensible locking bar revolubly mounted in saidbearings provided with angularly disposed locking ends to be rocked tobear against the clamping members, and means for revolving the lockingbar to bring the locking ends into the bearing position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

HENRY A. ROSE.

